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Localist Andy Chan says officials wrong to ban Hong Kong National Party as it is run by a registered company subject to different laws
- Founder reveals party is run by company called C&N Limited, listing him as sole director
- Observers say he is hoping technical details of localist group’s founding will provide legal loophole
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Hong Kong National Party founder Andy Chan Ho-tin has argued that the authorities were wrong to ban his party under the Societies Ordinance because it is run by a registered company that comes under a different set of laws.
In his appeal filed on October 24 to Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and the Executive Council, he said the government’s use of the ordinance to ban the party had no effect as the company running the party remained in operation.
For the first time, he revealed that the party was run by a company called C&N Limited, registered under the Companies Ordinance with him as its sole director.
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Observers say Chan is hoping that the technical details of the HKNP’s founding will provide a legal loophole to undo the Security Bureau’s ban on the party on the grounds of national security. The ban took effect on September 24.
Chan pointed out in his appeal that the Societies Ordinance, which covers various interest groups, does not apply to a firm registered with the Companies Registry.
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